| Memories! Posted: 22 Jul 2009 08:34 AM PDT  The other day Mum was cleaning out a cabinet and what did she find? My memory box! (Yes, of course, I have a memory box - every dog does, don't they :) She pulled a few things out, like my first collar (the red one, which didn't last long since I quickly grew out of it) and my second collar (the EarthDog collar made of hemp that I still wear to this day), and my first tags. Then she pulled out my old cast from when I had my broken foot. (Wasn't exactly happy to see that thing after having to wear it for 8 weeks straight. I smelled it a lot!)  And then she dug deeper and found my baby teeth! Here are all the ones she found between October 25, 2004 and November 11, 2004, when (best guess from the shelter) I was right around four months old. You can click on the picture to bigify. Oh, and she found the package from the Chilly Bone that she used to give me to help with the teething process (which is long since chewed up, BTW).  We feel lucky that we found some of my teeth lying around the house. I remember each morning about that time, Mum and I would have a little toofer scavenger hunt. Mum would get up and survey all the carpet in the house looking for little teeth and get so excited when she found one. Then she's individually wrap them in a baggie and put in a little note with the date she found it. Guess like a lot of pups, I swallowed the rest of them.  |
| List groups buzzin' about new AKC Class! Posted: 22 Jul 2009 04:02 AM PDT  Well, since it's pretty much all over lots of list groups, guess they won't mind if I post the info here. I found this on a total of four list groups this morning and last night. Seems there is a new AKC agility class potentially in the works and it was tested at a few shows this past weekend. Here's the info... This is what has been posted on the judges list. It came from one of the AKC reps. It was played for the 1st time this past weekend at a few select shows. They still have to work out the kinks not sure when it will become a "real" class. It's much like USDAA's Steeple chase.
(List poster)
RAD
Run and Done
The goal of this class is to present a fun and flowing run. It is a single course open to all dogs. This is a hybrid class; a combination of the Standard and JWW classes.
Seventeen to nineteen obstacles will be used on the course. A combination of contacts (excluding the dog-walk) and weave poles equaling three will be required. At least one contact and one set of 12 weave poles will make up this combination. One set of 12 weave poles or one contact may be taken twice to meet this requirement. Only one spread jump can be used, but it may be used twice to encourage flow in the course design. One to two open tunnels can be used on course but may only be taken a maximum of two times.
Tunnels are optional. The rest of the obstacles are bar jumps, single bar jumps and the tire. Jumps need to be at least 50% winged. No dog-walk, table, chute, panel jumps or dummy tunnels will be allowed. The minimum usable course area must be at least 7,000 square feet.
No wrong course faults will be allowed. A wrong course will result in an NQ. No refusals/run-outs will be called. Dogs will have three (3) chances to complete the weave poles, after that the dog must go onto the next obstacle and will receive an NQ for the run. If the weave pole sequence is broken before the weaves are completed, the weaves will need to be restarted at the first weave pole. Mandatory Eliminations (Failures) and Excusals will apply.
Course design should encourage a smooth flow. Only three turns of 180 degrees on a course will allowed. All spacing of obstacles must meet the requirements of a Standard AKC course.
Overall challenge level will be a minimum of 5 challenges and minimum 3 side switches.
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Judges briefing info:
RAD - Run and Done
RAD is a hybrid course, a combination of Standard and JWW's classes. One course will be open to all levels in AKC agility. Fast, fun and flowing courses are key elements in this class.
Judging; Dogs will be judged by jump height not by class.
Refusals: There will be no refusals or run-outs (R) in RAD.
Wrong courses will be called and will result in a non-qualifying score (NQ). The hand signal for the wrong course will be an open hand as it is in the Standard and JWW's classes.
Weave poles need to be completed in three (3) attempts or less, or a failure to perform fault (F) will be called. An attempt is when all four of the dog's paws cross between the first and second weave pole. If the weave pole sequence is broken (skipping a pole) before the dog completes the weave poles the dog must start the weave poles over at the first pole.
Mandatory Eliminations and Excusals will apply In RAD as they do in the Standard and JWW's classes.
Time: The course must be completed within 55 seconds for the 20, 24 & 26 inch heights, 60 seconds for 16 inch height and 65 seconds for 8 & 12 inch. These times are both the standard course times and the maximum course times for RAD. These times may change as the data is collected and analyzed.
Note, during the first stage of RAD both the 12 inch and the 20 inch dog's path needs to be wheeled and recorded on the spread sheet provided. For more info on the AKC agility program in general, click here!  |
The other day Mum was cleaning out a cabinet and what did she find? My memory box! (Yes, of course, I have a memory box - every dog does, don't they :)
And then she dug deeper and found my baby teeth! Here are all the ones she found between October 25, 2004 and November 11, 2004, when (best guess from the shelter) I was right around four months old. You can click on the picture to bigify. Oh, and she found the package from the Chilly Bone that she used to give me to help with the teething process (which is long since chewed up, BTW).
We feel lucky that we found some of my teeth lying around the house. I remember each morning about that time, Mum and I would have a little toofer scavenger hunt. Mum would get up and survey all the carpet in the house looking for little teeth and get so excited when she found one. Then she's individually wrap them in a baggie and put in a little note with the date she found it.
Well, since it's pretty much all over lots of list groups, guess they won't mind if I post the info here. I found this on a total of four list groups this morning and last night.
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